Kanazawa Station

Summary

Kanazawa Station is a railway station^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Kanazawa Station is located in Kanazawa^[3].
• Kanazawa Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kanazawa Station's transport network is recorded as Shinkansen network of JR East^[5].
• Kanazawa Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Kanazawa Station's instance of is recorded as elevated station^[7].
• Kanazawa Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[8].
• Kanazawa Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[9].
• Kanazawa Station's instance of is recorded as union station^[10].
• Kanazawa Station's instance of is recorded as Q11429081^[11].
• Kanazawa Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[12].
• Kanazawa Station's connecting line is recorded as Hokuriku Shinkansen^[13].
• Kanazawa Station's connecting line is recorded as IR Ishikawa Railway Line^[14].
• Kanazawa Station is owned by West Japan Railway Company^[15].
• Kanazawa Station is owned by IR Ishikawa Railway^[16].
• Kanazawa Station is operated by West Japan Railway Company^[17].
• Kanazawa Station is operated by IR Ishikawa Railway^[18].
• Kanazawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Shin-Takaoka Station^[19].
• Kanazawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Higashi-Kanazawa Station^[20].
• Kanazawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Komatsu Station^[21].
• Kanazawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Nishi-Kanazawa Station^[22].
• Kanazawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Higashi-Kanazawa Station^[23].
• Kanazawa Station's station code is recorded as サワ^[24].
• Kanazawa Station is part of 100 stations of Chūbu^[25].
• Kanazawa Station's Commons category is recorded as Kanazawa Station^[26].
• Kanazawa Station's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[27].

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Geography

Kanazawa Station is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Kanazawa^[3]. It is part of 100 stations of Chūbu^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], elevated station^[7], Q121844395^[8], interchange station^[9], union station^[10], and Q11429081^[11].

History and Context

April 1, 1898 marks the founding of Kanazawa Station^[28]. Owners include West Japan Railway Company^[15], a rail company (Japan)^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in JR West Japan Headquarters Building^[32] and IR Ishikawa Railway^[16], a third sector railways^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 2012^[35], headquartered in Kanazawa^[36].

Why It Matters

Kanazawa Station has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]